Homeland Security
Southeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission is the lead RPC for the Region E Regional Homeland Security Oversight Committee. SEMO RPC serves as the fiscal agent and the administrator for the Region E Homeland Security Grant program. The Region E RHSOC serves the following counties, Bollinger, Iron, Madison, Cape Girardeau, Wayne, Ripley, Butler, Stoddard, Scott, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot and Dunklin. Missouri’s national award-winning statewide Homeland Security Regionalization Framework elevates the importance of regional priorities in the states Homeland Security Planning and funding. This committee is made up of 16 different disciplines including Emergency Management Directors, Chief of Police, County Sheriffs, Chief of Fire, Public Health, Homeland Security Response Teams, Mayors/City Administrators, County Commissioners, Private/Public Industries, Emergency Medical Services, 911 Representatives, Volunteer Groups, Public Works, Agriculture, Schools, and Hospitals. The job of these 16 different disciplines is for them to come together as one committee and make decisions on the needs for the region as a whole-not just on an individual agency level. There is a lot of dedication and passion that is put into this group. Region E RHSOC is better prepared today to keep us safe and help the citizenry of Missouri in our everyday challenges, but most importantly, in the event of a disaster.
The RHSOC group to date has been able to procure several much-needed assets for our region such as a Mobile Hospital, Communication Command Vehicles and essential equipment to respond to a disaster. These items were fully funded by the Missouri Office of Homeland Security. We hope that we can continue to make Region E better prepared and equipped in a time of need.
Calendar of Events
August 15, 2024- RHSOC Quarterly Meeting- Department of Public Safety Sikeston, Missouri
October 17, 2024- RHSOC Quarterly Meeting- Department of Public Safety Sikeston, Missouri
January 16, 2025- RHSOC Quarterly Meeting- Department of Public Safety Sikeston, Missouri
April 17, 2025- RHSOC Quarterly Meeting- Department of Public Safety Sikeston, Missouri
Committee Public Meetings
Open Grants
Region E Primary and Alternates as of Oct 2023
Chairman: Robert Hearnes
Director Charleston DPS
rhearnes@charlestondps.org
(573) 683-3737
Vice-Chairman: Sean Mitchell
Jackson Fire Department
smitchell@jacksonfire.org
(573) 243-1010
Office of Homeland Security https://dps.mo.gov/dir/programs/ohs/
Federal Emergency Management Agency https://www.fema.gov/
State Emergency Management Agency https://sema.dps.mo.gov/
Missouri Department of Natural Resources https://dnr.mo.gov/
Department of Health and Senior Services https://health.mo.gov/
Missouri State Highway Patrol https://statepatrol.dps.mo.gov/
- CERT $23,552.35
- Cape Interoperable Communications $21,968.48
- Cape Girardeau HSRT $27,736.00
- Cape Girardeau Field Hospital $21,800.90
- Cape Girardeau Dive Team $11,596.00
- Sikeston Command Vehicle $19,306.40
- Jackson HSRT $19,700.00
- Sikeston HSRT $16,392.40
- CERT $25,806.50
- Cape Girardeau HSRT $63,753.90
- Sikeston Mobile Command Vehicle $17,300.10
- Cape Girardeau Ballistic PPE $554.31
- Jackson HSRT $36,000.00
- Sikeston HSRT Structural Collapse $36,977.10
- Sikeston Mobile Command Vehicle $10,800.00
- Cape Interoperable Communication Vehicle $10,425.00
- CERT $3,000.00
- HSRTs (Jackson, Cape, Sikeston) $93,908.31
- Cape HSRT $21,860.00
- CERT $21,569.16
- Cape InOp $17,626.00
- Kennett InOp $10,784.00
- Jackson HSRT $14,000.00
- Sikeston HSRT $ 22,299.28
- Sikeston HSRT $9848.73
- CERT $23694.29
- Cape InterOp $10784.00
- HSRT (Cape and Jackson) $76751.65
For funding opportunities see Missouri Department of Public Safety Website Grant Applications and Forms
- click on “Grant Applications and Forms” for comprehensive list